![]() ![]() Meanwhile, famed Ind圜ar driver Conor Daly will be joining the booth as a driver analyst for the first three races, with driver analyst announcements for the remaining races still to come. Ribbs competed as a driver last year, but is transitioning to a roaming analyst role for five of the six races, and will be in the booth for the July 2 race. Brad Daugherty was the primary analyst last year, but he’s not returning. While three central figures from last year’s SRX broadcast team (Czarniak as host, Allen Bestwick on play-by-play, and Matt Yocum as pit reporter) are all returning, there are also some changes. So I think we’ll look at the stones that haven’t been turned.” His life is very different from what you might envision for a former NASCAR champ, and I think that’s awesome. “I think the approach is ‘What do people not know about this driver, and how do we take them behind the scenes? How do we let them see what they’re like in their normal life?’ Like Matt Kenseth, he is the carpool master of his family with his kids, he will tell you that. And that’s a story I want to talk about as it relates to our racing and what it means to him he was able to win a race last year, which was a big deal, but there’s also so much on the side that’s interesting.” He’s a year now into very much forging his own path, trying to do his own thing. I got to go spend time with Marco at his house, and what’s different about that this year is that he’s opened himself to becoming this sort of entrepreneur. One of them I’m working on is Marco Andretti. “I think there’s something to digging into the drivers people maybe don’t know so much about. There’s always something interesting with him because he’s such an engaging and fun guy.”Ĭzarniak said it’s also appealing to go beyond just what these drivers do on the track. Like Hélio Castroneves, he’s won so many times. ![]() There’s good opportunity to revisit some of the drivers. “And a year passing, that in itself allows for some new stories. Maybe it’s developing a fascination with one specific driver, or maybe it’s something having to do with a sponsor that’s how you get fans, by having them find something that’s relatable about someone.” So my perspective is that I just want people to fall in love with racing the same way that I fell in love with it, learning about these drivers. “You have to assume that hopefully a lot of the same of the viewers are coming back, but we’ll also have a lot of new viewers. SRX did some features last year as well, and Czarniak said the approach for this year will be both spotlighting new drivers and trying to show off different aspects of their returning drivers. And I’m excited about being able to hunker down a little more and do some features and storytelling that way, because I’ve realized that connection between a lot of them.” These are people that, whether they’re retired or trying to just get back out there and show what they can do, everybody’s got a story that’s a little bit different. ![]() ![]() “Something I really think makes this different, a lot of these guys and women really feel like they have something to prove. Czarniak said that builds into some of what she’s hoping to do with features this year, showing off why the racers are so passionate about winning here. ![]()
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